The Biden Administration Is Pumping Billions Into Clean Hydrogen
The Biden administration announced plans on Friday to award up to $7 billion to construct regional hubs throughout the U.S. that support making and using hydrogen, in hopes of phasing…
All the Ways Rupert Murdoch Left His Grubby Fingerprints on Tech
Rupert Murdoch has sat in the public light for decades, though he can’t quite escape his failures to become the biggest name in digital media.Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth (AP) The big,…
If You Resold Taylor Swift Eras Tour Tickets, the IRS Is Watching
Image: Kevin Winter (Getty Images) Two of the hottest concert tours of the summer, Beyonce’s Renaissance World Tour and Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour, sparked a national conversation on the…
‘Our Kids’ Lives Are at Stake:’ 100 Parents of Trans Kids Beg Lawmakers to Kill Kids Online Safety Act
Parents of more than 100 trans and gender-expansive children are urging lawmakers to turn their back on the “dangerous and misguided” Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) currently winding its way…
What You Need to Know About the New FCC Commissioner
After nearly 800 days of political deadlock, the Senate finally voted this week to confirm Anna Gomez to fill a long-vacant commissioner seat at the new Federal Communications Commission. When…
Google Says AI-Generated Political Ads Must Include Clear Disclaimers
Image: Iulia.Leonte (Shutterstock) As we officially enter a new age of political smear campaigns created via AI, Google is trying to keep the record clean. The tech titan is now…
Can AI Fix America’s Cybersecurity Woes? The White House Thinks So.
The White House has announced a contest incentivizing the development of new artificial intelligence systems designed to hunt for software vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure. The “AI Cyber Challenge” will be…
FBI Ordered to Find Out Which Agency Disobeyed White House in Secret Deal, Finds Out It Was Itself
Earlier this year, the New York Times reported that an unknown federal agency had breached official White House policy and used secretive methods to conduct a business deal with the…
Biden Administration Wants to Charge Oil Companies Drastically Higher Fees for Drilling on Federal Land
The Biden administration is working on modernizing the country’s oil and gas leasing program. Companies that want to drill on public lands will have to pay higher fees and will…
Top AI Companies to Meet With Biden, Commit to Third-Party Testing and Watermarking
Seven of the world’s leading tech firms working on artificial intelligence are meeting with the Biden Administration today where they will agree to a set of new commitments intended to…